The Speaker also announced the following: EXECUTIVE Office, Lansing, March 29, 1899. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: House bill No. 1128, being An act to detach certain territory from the townships of Dafter, Rudyard and Pickford, in the county of Chippewa, and State of Michigan, and to organize the township of Kinross, in said county. Respectfully, The message was ordered spread on the Journal. H. S. PINGREE, Governor. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 29, 1899. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I have this day approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, House bill No. 600, being An act to authorize and empower the Oak Grove Cemetery Association, in the county of Jackson, to transfer and convey the cemetery now owned and controlled by said association to the board of health of the township of Napoleon, to be used for maintaining a cemetery. Respectfully, The message was ordered spread on the Journal. The Speaker also announced the following: H. S. PINGREE, Governor. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 29, 1899. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I have this day approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, House bill No. 224, being An act to vacate the village of Chase, in the county of Lake. Respectfully, H. S. PINGREE, Governor. The message was ordered spread on the Journal. The Speaker also announced the following: EXECUTIVE Office, Lansing, March 29, 1899. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I have this day approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, House bill No. 692, being An act to organize the Union School District of the township of Hawes, in Alcona county. Respectfully, H. S. PINGREE, Governor. The message was ordered spread on the Journal. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 29, 1899. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I have this day approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, House bill No. 534, being An act to provide for making the president of the village of Ontonagon, in the county of Ontonagon, a member ex officio of the Board of Supervisors of said county. Respectfully, H. S. PINGREE, Governor. The message was ordered spread on the Journal. EXECUTIVE Office, Lansing, March 29, 1899. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I have this day approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, House bill No. 342, being An act to change the name of Frank Crawford to Frank Lull. Respectfully, H. S. PINGREE, Governor. The message was ordered spread on the Journal. The Speaker also announced the following: EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 29, 1899. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: House bill No. 267, being An act to authorize the township of Burt, in Alger county, Michigan, to borrow money to be used in public improvements, in and for the benefit of said township, and to issue bonds therefor. Respectfully, H. S. PINGREE, The message was ordered spread on the Journal. The Speaker also announced the following: EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 29, 1899. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: House bill No. 103 (file No. 98), being An act to repeal act No. 198 of the public acts of 1897, entitled “An act to create a Board of Commissioners for the purpose of securing for use in certain of the common or primary schools of the State of Michigan a uniform series of text-books, to fix the maximum price to be charged for said books, and to make an appropriation for carrying out the provisions of this act." Respectfully, The message was ordered spread on the Journal. H. S. PINGREE, Governor. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 30, 1899. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: House bill No. 780, being An act to change the date for the holding of the annual election and school meeting for the township school district of the township of Crystal Falls, in Iron county. Respectfully, H. S. PINGREE, Governor. The message was ordered spread on the Journal. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 30, 1899. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: House bill No. 62 (file No. 33), being An act to amend section 1, chapter 1 of act 16 of the laws of 1862, being an act for the reorganization of the military forces of the State of Michigan, compiler's section 868 of Howell's annotated statutes, approved January 18, 1862. Respectfully, The message was ordered spread on the Journal. H. S. PINGREE, EXECUTIVE Office, Lansing, March 30, 1899. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I have this day approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, Resolution No. 72 (file No. 29), being Joint resolution authorizing the issue of a patent for certain State swamp lands in Ogemaw county, of Milton Adams. Respectfully, H. S. PINGREE, Governor. The message was ordered spread on the Journal. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE. The Speaker announced the following: SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing, March 30, 1899. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I am instructed by the Senate to return to the House the following concurrent resolution: Resolved (the Senate concurring), That when the Legislature adjourns on Friday, March 1, it stand adjourned until Tuesday, April 4, at 9 o'clock p. m. And to inform the House that the Senate has amended the resolution to read as follows: Resolved (the House concurring), That when the Legislature adjourns today (Thursday, March 30) it stand adjourned until Tuesday, April 4, at 9 o'clock p. m. In the adoption of which, as amended, the Senate has concurred. Very respectfully, CHARLES S. PIERCE, Secretary of the Senate. The question being on concurring in the amendment made by the Senate to the concurrent resolution, Mr. Herrig demanded the yeas and nays. The demand was seconded, and the amendment was concurred in, by yeas and nays, as follows: To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir I am instructed by the Senate to transmit to the House the following bill: Senate bill No. 232 (file No. 74), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of act No. 95 of the public acts of 1895, as amended by act No. 67 of the public acts of 1897, entitled "An act to provide for the compulsory education of children, for the punishment of truancy, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of the same." Which has passed the Senate by a majority vote of all the Senators elect, and in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, CHARLES S. PIERCE, The bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on Education. The Speaker also announced the following: SENATE CHAMBER. Lansing, March 29, 1899. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I am instructed by the Senate to transmit to the House the following bill: Senate bill No. 270 (file No. 67), entitled A bill to amend section 2 of act No. 222 of the public acts of 1887, as amended by section 183 of the public acts of 1895, as amended by sections 1 and 2 of act No. 265 of the public acts of 1897, entitled "An act to prevent crime, and to punish truancy," being compiler's sections 9315c and 9315d of chapter 332, of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan. Which has passed the Senate by a majority vote of all the Senators elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the Senators elect has been |